## Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? ## John used a rhetorical question to emphasize who the liars are. It could be translated as a question with an answer: "Who is the liar? It is anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) ## denies that Jesus is the Christ ## "refuses to say that Jesus is the Christ" or "says that Jesus is not the Christ" ## denies the Father and the Son ## This can be translated as "refuses to say the truth about the Father and the Son" or "rejects the Father and the Son." ## does not have the Father ## "does not belong to the Father" ## confesses the Son ## "speaks the truth about the Son" ## has the Father ## "belongs to the Father"